boy's name
Hart
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,372
Hart is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 66 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 50,234 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Hart over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 57 |
| 1920s | 73 |
| 1930s | 81 |
| 1940s | 43 |
| 1950s | 66 |
| 1960s | 49 |
| 1970s | 38 |
| 1980s | 95 |
| 1990s | 103 |
| 2000s | 118 |
| 2010s | 244 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 321 |
How popular is Hart?
In 2025, Hart was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Hart is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Hart
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Hart also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Hart over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Hart
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Hart — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Hart
How popular is the name Hart?
In 2025, Hart was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Hart a girl's or a boy's name?
Hart is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Hart?
Hart has 1 syllable.
When was Hart most popular?
Hart peaked in 2025, when 66 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Hart a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Hart currently ranks #1,760 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.